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Sound

This simulation lets you see sound waves. Adjust the frequency, volume, and harmonic content and you can see and hear how the wave changes. Move the listener around and hear what she hears.

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Topics

Main Topics

  • Sound
  • Wave

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Sample Learning Goals

  • Explain how different sounds are modeled, described, and produced.
  • Design ways to determine the speed, frequency, period and wavelength of a sound wave model.

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Teaching Ideas

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Ideas and Activities for this Sim

There are 12 contributions listed.

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Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		CQs8/09
EM wave analogy tutorial Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarN. PodolefksyUG-IntroLab6/08
Making use of the Sound Simulations D. CameronHSLab9/07
Reflection and Interference of Waves P. WilliamsUG-IntroLab1/09
Sound Simulation Homework Designed by PhET IconK. PerkinsUG-Intro
HS		HW10/08
Sound Simulation Homework II Designed by PhET IconK. PerkinsHS
UG-Intro		HW11/08
Sound Waves G. SwansonHSLab9/07
Sound Waves Lab A. JordanHSLab9/07
Sound: An Introduction (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		Lab
CQs		11/08
Wave clicker questions (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconT. LoebleinHS
UG-Intro		CQs11/08
Wave demonstrations: water, sound, light (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		Demo
CQs		11/08
Wave unit (Inquiry Based) Designed by PhET IconImage of Gold StarT. LoebleinUG-Intro
HS		CQs
Lab
Demo		8/09

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Software Requirements

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Windows Systems Macintosh Systems Linux Systems
Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later

 OS 10.4.11 or later
Apple Java 1.5.0_19 or later

 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later

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Credits

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Ron LeMaster (developer)
  • Kathy Perkins
  • Carl Wieman
  • Interviewer: Wendy Adams
  • Interviewer: Danielle Harlow
  • JASS SDK by Kees van den Doel
  • Oscillator.Java by Matthias Pfisterer
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